# How did your Congressman vote on the FISA Bill?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-your-congressman-vote-on-the-fisa-bill/414862>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [August 8, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-your-congressman-vote-on-the-fisa-bill/414862 "2007-08-08T14:41:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-your-congressman-vote-on-the-fisa-bill/414862/41 "2007-08-09T20:59:00Z")

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[QUOTE=Mr. Moto]  
Seems like this one split the Democrats pretty badly, huh? And I notice already that the more strident websites of activism are going after those Democrats who voted “yea” with a vengeance.

I’m reminded of 1968, where the riots were in Chicago and not Miami Beach.

The Democrats have to decide whether they are going to be a governing party or an activist party, and issues like this are the decision point.  
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So in another thread you blame Dems for being too partisan, and here you take them to task for not being of one mind. :rolleyes: Typical. And I’d hardly call disagreement along a 2-9 ratio “split badly”.

Not surprisingly (hey, it’s why I voted for her), Barbara Lee voted No. The news about Feinstein is quite depressing, though.

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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-your-congressman-vote-on-the-fisa-bill/414862/42 "2007-08-09T23:36:27Z")

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Rep. Mike Pence, a loyal Newt-tron, yes

Sen. Dick Lugar, out of town to give some award

Sen. Evan Bayh, yes

A lot of democrats voted yes to avoid being “soft on terrorism.”

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**Author:** ![BarnOwl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e95f7d/32.png) [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2007, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-your-congressman-vote-on-the-fisa-bill/414862/43 "2007-08-09T23:42:30Z")

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[QUOTE=AskNott]  
Rep. Mike Pence, a loyal Newt-tron, yes

Sen. Dick Lugar, out of town to give some award

Sen. Evan Bayh, yes

A lot of democrats voted yes to avoid being “soft on terrorism.”  
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I’m so disgusted I’m leaving the Party and going Independent. It won’t make one whit of difference except I’ll feel better.

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**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\
**Post date:** [August 10, 2007, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-your-congressman-vote-on-the-fisa-bill/414862/44 "2007-08-10T03:34:09Z")

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Both senators (D-Leahy and I-Sanders) voted no as did my rep. (D-Welsh.) No surprises there.

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